Poets

Vermont poet and novelist Paige Ackerson-Kiely is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships for her work.

"Incisive, chilling poetry" from Rae Armantrout, Professor of Poetry and Poetics at the University of California, San Diego.

C.R Avery is a dynamic poet and performer, influenced by blues, hip-hop, spoken word and rock and roll.

Roo Borson has been awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Governor General’s Award, among other honours.

Tim Bowling is a winner of the Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry and four Alberta Book Awards.

Suzanne Buffam's second collection, The Imperfectionist, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize.

Afua Cooper performs work in the African-Caribbean poetry genre, Dub poetry.

Shauntay's poetry and music have been featured nationally on radio and television, and in several anthologies.

Danielle has been active in the Ottawa poetry scene for many years, including performances in the finals of Capital Slam.

Governor General award-winning poet Phil Hall lives near Perth, Ontario.

Winner of the Harbourfront Festival Prize for literary excellence, Helen is a poet, novelist and non-fiction writer.

In/Words 11.1 Launch with Carleton University readers.

Ian conducts poetry workshops for youth and community groups, inspiring people to accept the power of their own voice.

Dennis Lee is considered a pioneer in Canadian letters, and is the author of more than twenty books for adults and children.

Philip Levine's "work is so emotionally intense, and yet so controlled, so concentrated, that the accumulative effect ... can be shattering."

Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Kill-site, Tim is the the author of 8 books of poetry.

Cuernavaca, Mexico poet Pura López-Colomé's new bilingual collection, Watchword, is being published this winter.

“Mighty” Mike McGee is an international spoken word artist, writer, performer, speaker, slam poet and comic.

Barry McKinnon's work has won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Award and the bp Nichol Chapbook Award.

Susan McMaster is the President of the League of Canadian Poets and author or editor of some two dozen books, magazines, and anthologies.

Christian McPherson is the author of four books and has been shortlisted for the ReLit Award.

Ikenna 'OpenSecret' Onyegbula is a two time Canadian National slam team champion, and the 2011 Canadian Individual Slam Poetry Champion.